Georgia Institute of Technology - Nightlife

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Primary Areas with Nightlife		Buckhead Decatur East Atlanta Little Five Points Midtown Virginia Highlands
Student Favorites		Famous Moe’s and Joe’s Moondogs
Other Places to Check Out		Blind Willy’s Café Intermezzo Charlie G’s Cherry Restaurant & Bar Dark Horse Tavern Fuel Limerick Junction The Lodge Prince of Wales The Sundial The Tabernacle
Local Specialties		Sweetwater : A popular local brewery
Favorite Drinking Games		Beer pong Card games (A$$hole) Circle of Death Flip Cup Power Hour Quarters
Useful Resources for Nightlife		atlanta.creativeloafing.com

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Tech is known for not being a party school, but, as in most cases, it’s all in who you know. The school only has 12,000 undergraduate students, compared to the 30,000 to 40,000 students at most state universities. Tech is known as a research institute, and consequently, the social scene might seem a little lame for people who expect to find a party on every corner on any given night. Tech students still know how to have a good time, and parties usually boast live music, lots of people, and plenty of fun.

Off campus, the bar and club scenes are more than enough to add spice to student life. Charlie G’s is a favorite hangout for Tech students. They have excellent sandwiches, buffalo wings, and salads. For a good bar experience in midtown, you can try the Prince of Wales or Café Intermezzo. The local hot spot for bars is in an area called Virginia Highlands, east of campus along Virginia Avenue and North Highland Avenue. Limerick Junction, an Irish pub on North Highland, boasts live music of the Irish persuasion and an open mic on Tuesdays. If you don’t have Irish in your blood, however, you can step over to Blind Willy’s next door, and enjoy a night of blues at the South’s best blues club. If neither of those fit the bill, Dark Horse Tavern, a popular club and bar, is located on the same block.

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taerow

'12

Mechanical Engineering

A-

Work Hard, Play Hard

The academics are very hard at Tech, so many students party hard as a break from the studying. In between the greek scene and midtown Atlanta, there is always a good party to be found. There is a shuttle that will take you from the subway stops in the city to campus and around campus all night. The Tech police are well respected and liked by the student population. They do not go around and bust parties or underage drinking much, but if someone is asking for it, i.e. peeing on a cop car, they will bust you. They will even give you a ride home if you ask and are underage and drunk. As a result, under 21 students usually party a lot on campus, and older students go into the city more. Atlanta is known for having many awesome clubs to party the night away in.

Jan 24, 2012

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tahsinm

'14

Industrial Engineering

B

You Make It

There's always something to do at night. The problem is finding it. On weekends (starting on Thursday) there's always frats. And various clubs are open every night near by. It really depends on what you'd like to do.

Jan 23, 2012

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takers3

'12

Mechanical Engineering

B

Average at Best

Being in downtown Atlanta has its advantages when it comes to club/bar options, but the campus itself usually isn't a bustle of activity unless you stick to the greek sector.

Dec 04, 2011

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Club Crawler

The best places to find clubs in Atlanta are in Buckhead and in Midtown. Buckhead is a nice mixture of about 25 bars and clubs, from dress-down to dress code, all with their own certain charms and nuances. Midtown has mainly swanky clubs with some bars, but everything there is a little dressier than in Buckhead. Both places are 21-and-up only. Most clubs close around 4 a.m., although some stay open all night.

Bar Prowler

There are some great areas for bars in Atlanta, including Buckhead, Virginia Highlands, East Atlanta, Little Five Points, and Midtown. Bars here range from hip and crazy to calm and full of yuppies, but most are a good time.

Closing Time

2 a.m.–4 a.m.

Some are open 24 hours

Cheapest Place to Get a Drink

Moe’s & Joe’s

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Clermont Lounge

Home to Blondie, a stripper famous for crushing a beer can in her breasts, this strip club/nightclub is a popular and funky dancing place on Saturday nights. Expect to be shocked here.

789 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE

(404) 874-4783

www.clermontlounge.net

Havana Club

This club plays salsa music and Top 40 and caters to an older crowd. This is a very fun place to dance, and you can buy cigars here, too.

247 Buckhead Ave. NE

Buckhead

(404) 869-8484

The Masquerade

Located in what was once a mill in the early 1900s, Masquerade boasts three clubs in one—Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. The clubs feature all genres of DJs imaginable and live concerts.

695 North Ave. NE

(404)577-8178

www.masq.com

MJQ Concourse

The subterranean MJQ pulsates with everything from punk and industrial rock to house and R&B. A wide mix of people meet here on weekend nights, including Tech students, young professionals and die-hard clubbers, many dressed in the hippest Euro-wear.

736 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE

(404) 870-0575

www.myspace.com/mjqconcourse

Opera Nightclub

Opera is the club that is most popular with Tech students, especially younger ones, as it is 18 and older. They have many live acts, DJ’s, and musicians perform. Many students like to spend their weekends at Opera, especially when they are having themed parties.

1150B Peachtree St.

(404) 874-0428

www.operaatlanta.com

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Moondogs

Moondogs caters to the young professional crowd, with high frat boy attendance on weekends. There are sexy bartenders, cheap drinks, and four full bars.

3179 Peachtree Rd. NE

(404) 231-4201

Neighbor’s Pub

Neighbor’s is usually filled with yuppies, but there is also almost always an Emory section, too. This bar in the Highlands has a huge deck, which is wonderful on nice spring and summer nights, and is within walking distance of numerous other bars.

752 N. Highland Ave. NE

(404) 872-5440

www.neighborsatlanta.com

Famous Pub & Sports Palace

A huge sports bar nestled in a strip mall, Famous is a great place to spend a football Sunday or a weekend night for their cheap drinks and good food. Don’t try your fake ID here, though; they can always spot a youngster.

2947 N Druid Hills Rd.

(404) 633-1425

www.famouspubsports.com

Moe’s & Joe’s Bar & Grill

Decorated like a mom-and-pop store from the ‘50s, Moe’s & Joe’s looks more like a place for soda and ice cream than a nice cold beer. However, the $3.25 pitchers of Pabst on Tuesdays will quickly dissuade customers of that notion.

1033 N. Highland Ave. NE

(404) 873-6090

www.moesandjoes.com

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Frat parties

Most underage students opt to just stay on campus and go to frat parties. Since Atlanta isn’t a college town, bars and clubs actually check IDs, so you've got to have a pretty good fake. It really isn’t an issue, though, if you can’t get into a club or bar because there’s so much to do on campus.

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